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# UMBC (1-10,0-0 America East) -VS- # Pittsburgh (10-0,0-0 ACC)

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# UMBC (1-10,0-0 America East)
-VS-
# Pittsburgh (10-0,0-0 ACC)

Team Score By Period
Team 1 2 3
UMBC UMBC 17 15 14
Winner Pittsburgh UP 25 25 25
Date:
9/25/2024
Time:
5:03 pm
Site:
Pittsburgh, PA (Fitzgerald Field House)
Attendance:
1516
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Match History vs Pittsburgh

Match Details

Game Statistics By Set
Set UMBC Pittsburgh
K E TA % K E TA %
Set #1 12 3 24 0.375 15 2 24 0.542
Set #2 12 5 26 0.269 14 3 25 0.44
Set #3 8 6 27 0.074 16 3 27 0.481
Total 32 14 77 .234 45 8 76 .487
Team Statistical Comparison
Statistic Team Comparison
UMBC - UP
Points
36.0
57.0
Kills
32
45
Aces
1
8
Blocks
3
4
Assists
32
40
Digs
16
26

Game Leaders

UMBC - Leaders
Statistic Leaders
Kills Bilusic, Mia (12), Dobbs, Hannah (12), Ilieva, Mila (4)
Aces Bilusic, Mia (1)
Blocks Ilieva, Mila (2), Erickson, Abby (1), Bilusic, Mia (1)
Assists Maden, Serin (17), Ostvig, Izzy (13), Miller, Aysia (2)
Digs Bilusic, Mia (6), Miller, Aysia (5), Howard, Hannah (4)
UP - Leaders
Statistic Leaders
Kills Babcock, Olivia (8), Flood, Cat (6), Bayless, Blaire (6)
Aces Vazquez Gomez, Valeria (2), Bayless, Blaire (2), Fairbanks, Rachel (1)
Blocks Jones, Ryla (3), Babcock, Olivia (2), Flood, Cat (1)
Assists Fairbanks, Rachel (19), Buzlutepe, Nisa (18), Klika, Emmy (2)
Digs Vazquez Gomez, Valeria (5), Klika, Emmy (5), Buzlutepe, Nisa (3)

Individual Statistics

UMBC (1-10,0-0 America East)

UMBC - Individual
# Player SP Attack Set Serve Block Def Rec
K E TA Pct A E SA SE SA-SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
11 11 Erickson, Abby 3 2 1 6 .167 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2.5
7 7 Miller, Aysia 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0-1 0 0 0 5 0 4 0.0
5 5 Bilusic, Mia 3 12 1 20 .550 0 0 1 1 1-1 0 1 1 6 0 1 13.5
18 18 Ilieva, Mila 3 4 1 6 .500 0 0 0 2 0-2 0 2 0 0 0 0 5.0
4 4 Maden, Serin 3 0 1 1 -1.000 17 0 0 2 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
10 10 James, Jada 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
16 16 Howard, Hannah 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-1 0 0 0 4 0 2 0.0
24 24 Frankovich, Helen 3 2 3 11 -.091 0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.0
6 6 Dobbs, Hannah 3 12 7 32 .156 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12.5
12 12 Ostvig, Izzy 3 0 0 1 .000 13 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.5
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Totals 32 14 77 .234 32 1 1 7 1-7 0 6 2 16 0 8 36
UMBC - Individual
# Player SP Block Def Rec Pts
BS BA BE DIG BHE RE
11 11 Erickson, Abby 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2.5
7 7 Miller, Aysia 3 0 0 0 5 0 4 0.0
5 5 Bilusic, Mia 3 0 1 1 6 0 1 13.5
18 18 Ilieva, Mila 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 5.0
4 4 Maden, Serin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
10 10 James, Jada 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
16 16 Howard, Hannah 3 0 0 0 4 0 2 0.0
24 24 Frankovich, Helen 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.0
6 6 Dobbs, Hannah 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 12.5
12 12 Ostvig, Izzy 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.5
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Totals 0 6 2 16 0 8 36

Pittsburgh (10-0,0-0 ACC)

UP - Individual
# Player SP Attack Set Serve Block Def Rec
K E TA Pct A E SA SE SA-SE BS BA BE DIG BHE RE Pts
3 3 Flood, Cat 3 6 1 11 .455 0 0 0 1 0-1 0 1 0 2 0 0 6.5
12 12 Klika, Emmy 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0.0
16 16 Griffin, Dillyn 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.0
8 8 Bayless, Blaire 3 6 3 14 .214 0 0 2 2 2-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 8.5
9 9 Jones, Ryla 3 4 0 5 .800 0 0 1 0 1-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6.5
2 2 Vazquez Gomez, Valeria 2 5 2 10 .300 1 0 2 0 2-0 0 0 0 5 0 0 7.0
19 19 Buzlutepe, Nisa 2 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.0
10 10 Fairbanks, Rachel 2 1 0 1 1.000 19 0 1 0 1-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.0
5 5 Babcock, Olivia 2 8 2 18 .333 0 0 1 1 1-1 0 2 0 1 0 0 10.0
13 13 Meyer, Mallorie 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.0
21 21 Kelley, Bre 1 4 0 4 1.000 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.5
4 4 Stafford, Torrey 1 5 0 7 .714 0 0 1 0 1-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6.0
1 1 Garibaldi, Bianca 1 2 0 2 1.000 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.0
11 11 Vírlan, Dalia 1 4 0 4 1.000 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Totals 45 8 76 .487 40 0 8 5 8-5 0 8 2 26 0 1 57
UP - Individual
# Player SP Block Def Rec Pts
BS BA BE DIG BHE RE
3 3 Flood, Cat 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 6.5
12 12 Klika, Emmy 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 0.0
16 16 Griffin, Dillyn 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.0
8 8 Bayless, Blaire 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 8.5
9 9 Jones, Ryla 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 6.5
2 2 Vazquez Gomez, Valeria 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 7.0
19 19 Buzlutepe, Nisa 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.0
10 10 Fairbanks, Rachel 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.0
5 5 Babcock, Olivia 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 10.0
13 13 Meyer, Mallorie 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.0
21 21 Kelley, Bre 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.5
4 4 Stafford, Torrey 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 6.0
1 1 Garibaldi, Bianca 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.0
11 11 Vírlan, Dalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
TM TM TEAM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Totals 0 8 2 26 0 1 57

Play By Play

Set #1 Plays

Set #1 Plays
Serve Team UMBC - Play Description Visiting Team Score Scoring Team Logo Home Team Score UP - Play Description
UP 0 UMBC 1 [Fairbanks, Rachel] Attack error by Maden, Serin.
UP 0 UMBC 2 [Fairbanks, Rachel] Attack error by Dobbs, Hannah (from Maden, Serin).
UP [Fairbanks, Rachel] Attack error by Babcock, Olivia (block by Dobbs, Hannah; Ilieva, Mila). 1 Pittsburgh 2
UMBC 1 UMBC 3 [Ilieva, Mila] Service error.
UP [Bayless, Blaire] Kill by Dobbs, Hannah (from Maden, Serin). 2 Pittsburgh 3
-- UMBC subs: Ostvig, Izzy; Howard, Hannah.
UMBC 2 UMBC 4 [Howard, Hannah] Kill by Stafford, Torrey (from Fairbanks, Rachel).
-- UP subs: Flood, Cat.
UP [Flood, Cat] Kill by Erickson, Abby (from Ostvig, Izzy). 3 Pittsburgh 4
-- UMBC subs: James, Jada.
UMBC 3 UMBC 5 [James, Jada] Kill by Stafford, Torrey (from Fairbanks, Rachel).
UP 3 UMBC 6 [Babcock, Olivia] Kill by Fairbanks, Rachel (from Ostvig, Izzy), block error by Bilusic, Mia.
UP 3 UMBC 7 [Babcock, Olivia] Service ace (Howard, Hannah).
UP [Babcock, Olivia] Service error. 4 Pittsburgh 7
UMBC 4 UMBC 8 [Miller, Aysia] Kill by Stafford, Torrey (from Fairbanks, Rachel).
UP 4 UMBC 9 [Stafford, Torrey] Service ace (Miller, Aysia).
UP [Stafford, Torrey] Kill by Bilusic, Mia (from Ostvig, Izzy). 5 Pittsburgh 9
UMBC [Maden, Serin] Kill by Bilusic, Mia (from Maden, Serin). 6 Pittsburgh 9
UMBC 6 UMBC 10 [Maden, Serin] Kill by Babcock, Olivia (from Fairbanks, Rachel), block error by Frankovich, Helen.
UP 6 UMBC 11 [Griffin, Dillyn] Kill by Stafford, Torrey (from Fairbanks, Rachel).
UP [Griffin, Dillyn] Kill by Bilusic, Mia (from Maden, Serin). 7 Pittsburgh 11
UMBC [Bilusic, Mia] Kill by Dobbs, Hannah (from Maden, Serin). 8 Pittsburgh 11
UMBC [Bilusic, Mia] Service ace (Bayless, Blaire). 9 Pittsburgh 11
UMBC 9 UMBC 12 [Bilusic, Mia] Kill by Babcock, Olivia (from Fairbanks, Rachel).
UP 9 UMBC 13 [Fairbanks, Rachel] Kill by Babcock, Olivia (from Fairbanks, Rachel).
UP 9 UMBC 14 [Fairbanks, Rachel] Kill by Babcock, Olivia.
UP [Fairbanks, Rachel] Kill by Dobbs, Hannah (from Miller, Aysia). 10 Pittsburgh 14
UMBC 10 UMBC 15 [Ilieva, Mila] Service error.
UP 10 UMBC 16 [Bayless, Blaire] Service ace (Miller, Aysia).
UP 10 UMBC 17 [Bayless, Blaire] Kill by Kelley, Bre (from Fairbanks, Rachel).
UP 10 UMBC 18 [Bayless, Blaire] Attack error by Dobbs, Hannah (block by Kelley, Bre; Babcock, Olivia).
UP [Bayless, Blaire] Kill by Dobbs, Hannah (from Miller, Aysia). 11 Pittsburgh 18
UMBC 11 UMBC 19 [Howard, Hannah] Kill by Kelley, Bre (from Fairbanks, Rachel).
UP [Flood, Cat] Kill by Erickson, Abby (from Ostvig, Izzy). 12 Pittsburgh 19
UMBC [James, Jada] Kill by Bilusic, Mia (from Ostvig, Izzy). 13 Pittsburgh 19
UMBC 13 UMBC 20 [James, Jada] Kill by Stafford, Torrey (from Fairbanks, Rachel).
UP [Babcock, Olivia] Kill by Bilusic, Mia (from Ostvig, Izzy). 14 Pittsburgh 20
UMBC 14 UMBC 21 [Miller, Aysia] Service error.
UP [Stafford, Torrey] Attack error by Bayless, Blaire (from Klika, Emmy). 15 Pittsburgh 21
UMBC 15 UMBC 22 [Maden, Serin] Service error.
UP 15 UMBC 23 [Griffin, Dillyn] Kill by Kelley, Bre.
UP [Griffin, Dillyn] Service error. 16 Pittsburgh 23
UMBC 16 UMBC 24 [Bilusic, Mia] Kill by Bayless, Blaire (from Fairbanks, Rachel).
UP [Fairbanks, Rachel] Kill by Frankovich, Helen (from Maden, Serin). 17 Pittsburgh 24
UMBC 17 UMBC 25 [Ilieva, Mila] Kill by Kelley, Bre (from Fairbanks, Rachel).

Set #2 Plays

Set #2 Plays
Serve Team UMBC - Play Description Visiting Team Score Scoring Team Logo Home Team Score UP - Play Description
-- UP subs: Stafford, Torrey.
-- UP subs: Bayless, Blaire; Kelley, Bre.
-- UMBC subs: James, Jada; Ostvig, Izzy; Howard, Hannah.
-- UP subs: Garibaldi, Bianca; Vazquez Gomez, Valeria.
UMBC 0 UMBC 1 [Bilusic, Mia] Kill by Babcock, Olivia.
UP 0 UMBC 2 [Vazquez Gomez, Valeria] Attack error by Ilieva, Mila (from Maden, Serin).
UP 0 UMBC 3 [Vazquez Gomez, Valeria] Attack error by Dobbs, Hannah (from Maden, Serin).
UP [Vazquez Gomez, Valeria] Kill by Ilieva, Mila (from Maden, Serin). 1 Pittsburgh 3
UMBC 1 UMBC 4 [Ilieva, Mila] Kill by Babcock, Olivia (from Fairbanks, Rachel).
UP [Griffin, Dillyn] Kill by Dobbs, Hannah (from Maden, Serin). 2 Pittsburgh 4
-- UMBC subs: Ostvig, Izzy; Howard, Hannah.
UMBC 2 UMBC 5 [Howard, Hannah] Service error.
-- UP subs: Buzlutepe, Nisa; Bayless, Blaire.
UP 2 UMBC 6 [Buzlutepe, Nisa] Attack error by Dobbs, Hannah (from Ostvig, Izzy).
UP 2 UMBC 7 [Buzlutepe, Nisa] Kill by Bayless, Blaire (from Buzlutepe, Nisa).
UP [Buzlutepe, Nisa] Kill by Dobbs, Hannah (from Ostvig, Izzy). 3 Pittsburgh 7
-- UMBC subs: James, Jada.
UMBC 3 UMBC 8 [James, Jada] Kill by Bayless, Blaire (from Buzlutepe, Nisa).
UP [Flood, Cat] Kill by Bilusic, Mia (from Ostvig, Izzy), block error by Bayless, Blaire. 4 Pittsburgh 8
UMBC 4 UMBC 9 [Miller, Aysia] Kill by Vazquez Gomez, Valeria (from Buzlutepe, Nisa).
UP 4 UMBC 10 [Jones, Ryla] Service ace (Miller, Aysia).
UP [Jones, Ryla] Kill by Bilusic, Mia (from Ostvig, Izzy). 5 Pittsburgh 10
UMBC 5 UMBC 11 [Maden, Serin] Kill by Vazquez Gomez, Valeria (from Buzlutepe, Nisa).
UP 5 UMBC 12 [Fairbanks, Rachel] Service ace (James, Jada).
UP [Fairbanks, Rachel] Kill by Dobbs, Hannah (from Maden, Serin). 6 Pittsburgh 12
UMBC 6 UMBC 13 [Bilusic, Mia] Kill by Garibaldi, Bianca (from Fairbanks, Rachel).
UP 6 UMBC 14 [Vazquez Gomez, Valeria] Service ace (Miller, Aysia).
UP [Vazquez Gomez, Valeria] Attack error by Babcock, Olivia (from Klika, Emmy). 7 Pittsburgh 14
UMBC 7 UMBC 15 [Ilieva, Mila] Kill by Garibaldi, Bianca (from Fairbanks, Rachel).
UP 7 UMBC 16 [Griffin, Dillyn] Kill by Flood, Cat (from Fairbanks, Rachel).
UP 7 UMBC 17 [Griffin, Dillyn] Bad set by Frankovich, Helen.
UP 7 UMBC 18 [Griffin, Dillyn] Attack error by Dobbs, Hannah (block by Jones, Ryla; Babcock, Olivia).
UP 7 UMBC 19 [Griffin, Dillyn] Kill by Babcock, Olivia (from Fairbanks, Rachel).
UP [Griffin, Dillyn] Kill by Dobbs, Hannah (from Maden, Serin). 8 Pittsburgh 19
UMBC 8 UMBC 20 [Howard, Hannah] Kill by Jones, Ryla (from Fairbanks, Rachel).
UP [Buzlutepe, Nisa] Kill by Dobbs, Hannah (from Ostvig, Izzy). 9 Pittsburgh 20
UMBC 9 UMBC 21 [James, Jada] Kill by Bayless, Blaire (from Buzlutepe, Nisa).
UP 9 UMBC 22 [Flood, Cat] Attack error by Erickson, Abby (from Ostvig, Izzy).
UP [Flood, Cat] Kill by Bilusic, Mia (from Ostvig, Izzy). 10 Pittsburgh 22
UMBC [Miller, Aysia] Attack error by Bayless, Blaire (from Klika, Emmy). 11 Pittsburgh 22
UMBC 11 UMBC 23 [Miller, Aysia] Kill by Vazquez Gomez, Valeria (from Buzlutepe, Nisa).
-- UP subs: Meyer, Mallorie.
UP [Meyer, Mallorie] Kill by Bilusic, Mia (from Ostvig, Izzy). 12 Pittsburgh 23
UMBC 12 UMBC 24 [Maden, Serin] Service error.
UP [Fairbanks, Rachel] Kill by Bilusic, Mia (from Maden, Serin). 13 Pittsburgh 24
UMBC [Bilusic, Mia] Kill by Dobbs, Hannah (from Maden, Serin), block error by Garibaldi, Bianca. 14 Pittsburgh 24
UMBC [Bilusic, Mia] Attack error by Vazquez Gomez, Valeria (from Fairbanks, Rachel). 15 Pittsburgh 24
UMBC 15 UMBC 25 [Bilusic, Mia] Kill by Babcock, Olivia (from Fairbanks, Rachel).

Set #3 Plays

Set #3 Plays
Serve Team UMBC - Play Description Visiting Team Score Scoring Team Logo Home Team Score UP - Play Description
-- UP subs: Garibaldi, Bianca; Babcock, Olivia; Fairbanks, Rachel; Griffin, Dillyn.
-- UMBC subs: Dobbs, Hannah; Miller, Aysia; Ostvig, Izzy.
-- UP subs: Vírlan, Dalia.
UP 0 UMBC 1 [Buzlutepe, Nisa] Attack error by Frankovich, Helen (block by Bayless, Blaire; Jones, Ryla).
UP [Buzlutepe, Nisa] Kill by Bilusic, Mia (from Maden, Serin). 1 Pittsburgh 1
-- UMBC subs: Dobbs, Hannah.
UMBC 1 UMBC 2 [Bilusic, Mia] Kill by Vazquez Gomez, Valeria (from Buzlutepe, Nisa).
UP 1 UMBC 3 [Vazquez Gomez, Valeria] Attack error by Bilusic, Mia (from Frankovich, Helen).
UP 1 UMBC 4 [Vazquez Gomez, Valeria] Service ace (Bilusic, Mia).
UP [Vazquez Gomez, Valeria] Kill by Ilieva, Mila (from Maden, Serin). 2 Pittsburgh 4
UMBC 2 UMBC 5 [Ilieva, Mila] Kill by Jones, Ryla (from Buzlutepe, Nisa).
UP 2 UMBC 6 [Meyer, Mallorie] Attack error by Dobbs, Hannah (from Maden, Serin).
UP [Meyer, Mallorie] Kill by Dobbs, Hannah (from Maden, Serin). 3 Pittsburgh 6
-- UMBC subs: Ostvig, Izzy; Miller, Aysia.
UMBC 3 UMBC 7 [Miller, Aysia] Kill by Bayless, Blaire (from Buzlutepe, Nisa).
UP 3 UMBC 8 [Bayless, Blaire] Kill by Flood, Cat (from Vazquez Gomez, Valeria).
UP [Bayless, Blaire] Service error. 4 Pittsburgh 8
UMBC 4 UMBC 9 [James, Jada] Kill by Flood, Cat (from Klika, Emmy).
UP [Flood, Cat] Service error. 5 Pittsburgh 9
UMBC 5 UMBC 10 [Howard, Hannah] Kill by Vírlan, Dalia (from Buzlutepe, Nisa).
-- UP subs: Griffin, Dillyn.
UP [Griffin, Dillyn] Kill by Ilieva, Mila (from Ostvig, Izzy). 6 Pittsburgh 10
UMBC 6 UMBC 11 [Maden, Serin] Kill by Vazquez Gomez, Valeria (from Buzlutepe, Nisa).
UP [Buzlutepe, Nisa] Kill by Frankovich, Helen (from Maden, Serin). 7 Pittsburgh 11
UMBC 7 UMBC 12 [Bilusic, Mia] Kill by Bayless, Blaire (from Klika, Emmy).
UP [Vazquez Gomez, Valeria] Kill by Ilieva, Mila (from Maden, Serin). 8 Pittsburgh 12
UMBC 8 UMBC 13 [Ilieva, Mila] Attack error by Frankovich, Helen (block by Jones, Ryla; Flood, Cat).
UP 8 UMBC 14 [Meyer, Mallorie] Kill by Flood, Cat (from Buzlutepe, Nisa).
UP 8 UMBC 15 [Meyer, Mallorie] Kill by Flood, Cat (from Buzlutepe, Nisa).
UP 8 UMBC 16 [Meyer, Mallorie] Attack error by Dobbs, Hannah (from Maden, Serin).
UP [Meyer, Mallorie] Kill by Dobbs, Hannah (from Maden, Serin). 9 Pittsburgh 16
UMBC [Miller, Aysia] Attack error by Flood, Cat (block by Ostvig, Izzy; Erickson, Abby). 10 Pittsburgh 16
UMBC 10 UMBC 17 [Miller, Aysia] Kill by Vírlan, Dalia (from Buzlutepe, Nisa).
UP 10 UMBC 18 [Bayless, Blaire] Service ace (Howard, Hannah).
UP 10 UMBC 19 [Bayless, Blaire] Kill by Vírlan, Dalia (from Howard, Hannah).
UP [Bayless, Blaire] Service error. 11 Pittsburgh 19
UMBC 11 UMBC 20 [James, Jada] Kill by Flood, Cat (from Buzlutepe, Nisa).
UP [Flood, Cat] Attack error by Bayless, Blaire (from Buzlutepe, Nisa). 12 Pittsburgh 20
UMBC 12 UMBC 21 [Howard, Hannah] Kill by Vírlan, Dalia (from Buzlutepe, Nisa).
UP [Griffin, Dillyn] Kill by Bilusic, Mia (from Ostvig, Izzy). 13 Pittsburgh 21
UMBC 13 UMBC 22 [Maden, Serin] Kill by Jones, Ryla (from Buzlutepe, Nisa).
UP 13 UMBC 23 [Buzlutepe, Nisa] Kill by Jones, Ryla (from Buzlutepe, Nisa).
UP 13 UMBC 24 [Buzlutepe, Nisa] Attack error by Frankovich, Helen (from Maden, Serin).
UP [Buzlutepe, Nisa] Attack error by Vazquez Gomez, Valeria (block by Ilieva, Mila; Bilusic, Mia). 14 Pittsburgh 24
UMBC 14 UMBC 25 [Bilusic, Mia] Service error.
Land Acknowledgement
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